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Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

Jennifer Harper wrote the daily Inside the Beltway column for The Washington Times.

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There was talk of a "deep state" at work against President Trump even before he was inaugurated. The deep state talk has resurfaced again. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: ‘Deep State has resurfaced’ to counter Trump

We've heard a lot about impeachment lately, and a lot about the often puzzling factions seeking to impeach President Trump through intricate legal and political maneuvers. Now comes a renewed interest in the "Deep State" — the idea that a shadow government is in place to counter Mr. Trump's every move and neutralize his positive accomplishments.

September 29, 2019
Newsmax TV is planning a major expansion, complete with new talent and production hires, according to an industry source. (Courtesy of Newsmax Media)

Inside the Beltway: Newsmax TV ups the ante with production expansion

It is a news organization with the motto "Real news for real people." That would be Newsmax TV, available through dozens of major broadcast, cable, satellite and online sources with such on-camera hosts and contributors as Bill O'Reilly, Alan Dershowitz and Michael Reagan. The network currently reaches 70 million people.

September 26, 2019
The media fixation with impeaching President Trump has a long history, dating back to late 2016 — before he even took office. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: News media has pushed impeachment since 2016

Well, of course. This week, the news media has relied on innuendo, speculation, unnamed sources and wishful thinking with its nonstop coverage of the Democratic Party's impeachment "inquiry." The prospect of impeachment has delighted the press, which has gleefully bandied the "I-word" around like a magical spell this week. But journalists have been in love with the idea of impeachment anything for quite some time.

September 25, 2019
Protesters block traffic near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. A broad coalition of climate and social justice organizations are disrupting the morning rush hour commute. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

51% of young voters believe life on Earth will end in a decade, poll finds

Media coverage of the recent global "Climate Strike" featured many young marchers eager to share their belief that the world soon will end due to climate change. Their zeal for this belief earned them the name of "climate brats" in some reports. Indeed, a new survey finds that the majority of them think life will end on Earth in a decade or so.

September 24, 2019
A call has gone out to "Never Trumpers" to come back to the GOP fold and cast their vote for President Trump when the time comes. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Help needed: A call to arms for Never Trumpers

For Republicans, the 2020 presidential election is shaping up to be an all-hands-on deck event, with one clear implication. Every GOP vote counts. A vote is a vote, whether it comes from a fierce MAGA loyalist, a wavering wanderer or someone driven by uneasiness with Democratic socialists. Doesn't matter. Get that vote.

September 23, 2019
Are voters ready for a $10 billion election? And will those who are spending the money on political advertising get their money's worth? (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Ready for the $10 billion election?

A blockbuster election is on the way. Group M, a media investment adviser, recently estimated that the 2020 election would generate $10 billion in political advertising, up 59% since 2016, when the number was a mere $6.3 billion — and far outpacing 2002, when the total was $2.1 billion.

September 22, 2019
Talk radio host Michael Savage. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Michael Savage joins Donald Trump on the campaign trail

Veteran talk radio host Michael Savage took a ride on Air Force One with President Trump this week. The pair talked, they had lunch. Mr. Savage accompanied Mr. Trump to a fundraiser in California and said he walked away with insight about the president and an optimistic future for the nation as well.

September 20, 2019
FILE - In this November 1969 photo provided by NASA, Apollo 12 mission Commander Charles P. "Pete" Conrad stands on the moon's surface. He was the third man to walk on the moon. On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, NASA's chief says the Trump administration's proposed $1.6 billion budget boost is a "good start" for putting astronauts back on the moon. (AP Photo/NASA)

Inside the Beltway: Space Force gets ready to launch

The news media often misbehaves — packaging opinion as news, exhibiting liberal bias, peddling outrage or forgetting their calling to inform the public in a meaningful way. Yes, yes. That we know. But wait. The job also calls for nonstop news-mongering in a news cycle that is endless, random and often unpredictable in its trajectory.

September 19, 2019
The Washington Times Front Page podcast debuts Thursday. The new audio feature summarizes the daily blockbusters, investigations and hard news produced each day by "Wash Times" journalists. (Shutterstock)

Inside the Beltway: Now hear this: Washington Times podcast makes its debut

A pivotal event of note for Thursday, which marks the debut of The Washington Times Front Page podcast. The new audio feature summarizes the daily blockbusters, investigations and hard news produced each day by "Wash Times" journalists, who are vigilant 24/7 and downright relentless.

September 18, 2019
The New York Times is now under scrutiny by multiple news organizations for its "botched" report about Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, which accused him of sexual misconduct. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Hot seat: Press scrutinizes The New York Times

It is unusual when a major news organization becomes the subject of major news, but that is what happened to The New York Times in the wake of an essay published Sunday which was intended to reflect "the culture at Yale when Brett M. Kavanaugh, who now sits on the Supreme Court, was an undergraduate in the 1980s," the Times said. It also accused him of another sexual assault.

September 17, 2019
The Nation and the Columbia Journalism Review have banded together to found "Covering Climate Now." (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 250 news organizations sign on to promote ‘climate crisis’

Those who believe the world is in imminent peril due to climate change say the news media is failing to report on this belief, and those alarmists are pushing back. The Nation and Columbia Journalism Review have banded together to found "Covering Climate Now," a new project supported by some 250 news organizations who vow to "strengthen the media's focus on the climate crisis" and produce a week's worth of stories to underscore that view.

September 16, 2019
President Trump heads for Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Monday, to be greeted by protesters, along with those who hope the Republican Party can flip the state to their side. (New Mexico Republican Party)

Inside the Beltway: Trump’s complex visit to New Mexico

President Trump on Monday heads to the Land of Enchantment - specifically, that would be Albuquerque, New Mexico - for yet another jumbo campaign rally percolating with keep-America-great feelings and much optimism. There is another directive at work though, and that is the conviction that Mr. Trump can flip New Mexico to the Republican way of thinking - a tall order, given that Mr. Trump's previous campaign visit to the host city sparked a near riot.

September 15, 2019
Democrats and media hoping to impeach President Trump are overlooking public opinion. Polls confirm voters are not interested. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Democrats have a Trump impeachment addiction

The liberal media, of course, is complicit in this impeachment fixation and fantasy, offering nonstop news coverage, deftly packaged to make impeachment appear to be a done deal. Simply deploy the notorious "I-word" - and voila. Journalists believe they can suggest Mr. Trump will leave office amid mysterious "proceedings" and strategically manipulated press narratives. Or something.

September 12, 2019
Part of a "liberal sandwich"? Sen. Bernard Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren share a moment at a Democratic presidential debate in Detroit. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Democratic debate is a ‘liberal sandwich with a moderate filling’

Democratic primary debate No. 3 is upon us, airing Thursday on ABC News — complete with a pivotal "podium order" for the 10 hopefuls who may or may not be ready for prime time. Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have the coveted center-stage positions, flanked by Sens. Bernard Sanders and Kamala D. Harris on either side.

September 11, 2019